HBD Veronica Cartwright, BOTD in 1949, turning 77 today. She & lil sister Angela were 2 of the best child actors, Veronica in Wyler's "The Children's Hour" (1961) & Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963). Great in Kaufman's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978) & Scott's "Alien" (1979)
Poor Little Rich Girl Edie Sedgewick was BOTD in 1943 & died in 1971 at 28. In 1965 she replaced Baby Jane Holzer as Warhol's Superstar du Moment & they became Manhattan's "It Couple" for a while there. But the bloom didn't stay long on the rose and she was soon replaced by Nico
Ryan O'Neal was BOTD on Hitler's birthday in 1941 & died in 2023 at 82. He WAS in Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc" (1972) & "Paper Moon" (1973, co-starring daughter Tatum), Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon" (1975) & Hill's "The Driver" (1978), but he was terrible 2 Tatum & girlfriend Farrah
Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.
Wonderful actor Barry Brown was BOTD in 1951 & killed himself in 1978 at 27, a tragic member of the 27 Club. He's memorable in Benton's "Bad Company" (1972) & ineffably, gorgeously sad in Bogdanovich's "Daisy Miller" which I wrote about here:
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Jayne Mansfield was BOTD in 1933 & died in a car crash in 1967 at 34. A Marilyn knock-off, still she's underrated as a comedienne in her back-to-back self-parodying vehicles, both directed by Frank Tashlin, "The Girl Can't Help It"(1956) & "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (1957)
n Spike Jonze's "Her", AIs don’t ever really do anything amazing for society... They distract lonely people for a while, fuck them, and vanish onto another plane of existence. That’s shaping up to be an increasingly plausible trajectory for OpenAI, too
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Finally announced and taking reservations at the ICA LA, pleased to be a live component of the Speaking in Tongues exhibition up now. Galleries will be open up to the start of performance. If you're in LA and need this please book soon.
Lo pornográfico como adjetivo, usado en una sociedad vulgar hipersexualizada, pero también como ente estético en el audiovisual. Grande @brucelabruce.bsky.social
"Punk for the People" Vol. 2 at USC was a bit hit, with over 800 people in attandance! Thanks to Daria and the whole team who brought me in, and to my fellow panelists!
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Kathy Acker, USA experimental novelist, playwright, essayist & postmodernist writer, was BOTD in 1947 & died too soon of breast cancer in 1997 at 50. Her 1984 breakthrough novel "Blood and Guts in High School" was banned in Germany & South Africa for its macabre, perverse content
HBD one of the great all-time child stars Hayley Mills, daughter of actor John Mills, sister of actor Juliet Mills, BOTD in 1946, turning 80 today! Ida Lupino's "The Trouble w/ Angels" (1966), the great coded-lesbian film, was one inspiration for my movie "The Misandrists" (2017)
While Wilder never publicly discussed his sexuality, infamous tattoo artist and pornographer, Samuel Steward, introduced to Wilder by Gertrude Stein, claimed in his autobiography that they had a sexual relationship and met on multiple occasions
Amazing Pierre Molinier was BOTD in 1900 & committed suicide in 1976 at 75. They obsessively took self-portraits in female fetish lingerie. I paid tribute to them w/ the "Legs" music video I directed 4 Danko Jones, art directed by Kenny Alvin Baird using a cast of 13 trans women
The amazing Pierre Molinier was BOTD in 1900 & committed suicide in 1976 at 75. With their trusty remote control switch, they obsessively took self-portraits in female fetish lingerie, sometimes with dolls and doll parts, often assuming the role of the dominatrix and the succuba
USA film director and choreographer Stanley Donen was BOTD in 1924 and died in 2019 at the age of 94. Donen married and divorced five times. Donen's fourth wife was American actress Yvette Mimieux, to whom he was married from 1972 to 1985
Playwright (amongst many other things) and author of "Waiting for Godot" Samuel Beckett was BOTD in 1906 and died in 1989 at the age of 83. He gave good old face
Coming up on Tuesday, Apirl 14th at 7pm at
USC! I will be there!
Punk for the People Vol. 2! Tuesday April 14th! RSVP at VISIONSANDVOICES.USC.EDU
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Punk for the People Vol. 2! Tuesday April 14th! RSVP at VISIONSANDVOICES.USC.EDU
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I will be presenting my movie L.A. Zombie in Amsterdam at the Rialto Theatre on Sunday May 3rd at 14:30! Before the film I will have a conversation with Queer Pioneers curator Renske Diks
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HBD Kristen Stewart and Elle Fanning, both BOTD, the former turning 36, the latter, 28
Noted misandrist & lesbian activist Valerie Solanas, author of The S.C.U.M. (Wo)Manifesto & would-be Warhol assassin, was BOTD in 1936 & died of pneumonia in 1988 at 52, 14 mths after his death. As a child, she wrote insults 4 children 2 use on one another for the cost of a dime
Mondo Belmondo! Jean-Paul Belmondo was BOTD in 1933 and died in 2021 at the age of 88. His turn as "Laszlo Kovacs" in Godard's "A Bout de Souffle" (1960) opposite gorgeous Jean Seberg is eternally sexy! Belmondo has the best nose of the 20th Century!!
My movie "The Visitor" on Blu-ray!
This special limited edition spot gloss & embossed slipcover (designed by Adam Maida) is limited to 2k units & is only available on our website & at select indie retailers! @vinegarsyndro.me
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Blu-ray for my movie "Saint-Narcisse"!
This special limited edition spot gloss, embossed & silver foil slipcover (designed by Adam Maida) is limited to 2k units, only available on our website & at select indie retailers @vinegarsyndro.me @filmmovement.bsky.social
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Hunky John Gavin, of Chilean-Mexican descent, was BOTD in 1931 & died in 2018 at 86. He was a Rhino who became U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (1981–1986) under Reagan but was hunky as hell so almost all is forgiven. He was married to actress Constance Towers from 1974 until his death
Belgian singer/songwriter/actor/director Jacques Brel was BOTD in 1929 & died in 1978 at 49. Married 2 "Miche" Michielsen until his death, he had many lovers. His famous song "Ne Me Quitte Pas" was written 4 a mistress who had an abortion after he refused 2 acknowledge paternity
Ahead of a major new retrospective, Analog Human Studies: 25 Years of Photography, we spoke with acclaimed queer photographer Slava Mogutin about sex, power, and dissident art @Dazed
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HBD USA director Francis Ford Coppola, BOTD in 1939, turning 87 today. Historically, he's known 4 chaotic, high-stakes productions, notably "Apocalypse Now" (1979), which involved reported ethical issues regarding the use of animal carcasses and, according to lore, human remains!
